Some of the late-Victorian and Edwardian Big Shots tripled-gunned (though quartets are very rare). When double-gunning was the norm on big estates, many invested in a trio for similar reasons – to have an instant spare. You may not shoot on double-gun days routinely, but many of us are favoured with the odd day at grouse or special occasion at which double guns are either permissible or required.Ī pair of shotguns also provides an instant spare should your designated or actual No 1 fail (it is often the case with older pairs, by the way, that one will have seen much more service than the other). Surprisingly, some of these guns remain attainable, though if you are just looking for a brace of working guns there are sensible alternatives, not least new and secondhand Spanish sidelock side-by-sides and Italian doubles.A pair of shotguns is a useful resource as well as an iconic possession.
I loved the look and smell of those guns though I never had the chance to shoot them, they are burned deep in my memory.There is a certain magic about a brace of patinated English or Scottish game-guns of the Golden Era – especially in their original labelled and suitably weathered case with all the interesting bits and bobs such as load data, oil bottles, turnscrews, and so on. He was a stylish, traditionally minded sportsman and always had the kit to match (he once instructed his manservant to kick a new cartridge bag about the garden because he considered it looked too new). Mine began as a kid sneaking into my uncle’s gunroom to lift the oak and leather lid that concealed his vintage side-lever Grants. Many who shoot harbour an ambition to own a pair of shotguns.
STEPHEN GRANT SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBERS
Stephen Grant Shotgun Serial Numbers By Year.
0 kommentar(er)
